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Up & Coming Runners Baker, Finch and Henderson Will Train in Running City USA - ATLANTA – September 17, 2021 -- Atlanta Track Club Elite added a trio of up and coming middle distance runners to its roster this week. The Club announced that former Stanford All-American Olivia Baker (South Orange, NJ), recent Troy University standout Gemma Finch (Newbury, U.K.) and former Boise State All-American Sadi Henderson (Hamilton, MT) will compete for the team beginning with the 2021-2022 Indoor Track & Field Season.

EUGENE, Oregon — The iconic Nike Prefontaine Classic returned to campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene for the first time since 2018 and the new Hayward Field did not disappoint. The star-studded fields with 47 medalists from the Tokyo Olympics who combined to earn 62 medals recorded two American records, four U.S. all-comers records, six world leads, three Diamond League records and eight Pre Classic records.

Olympian Jared Ward and United Airlines NYC Half champion Ben True to lead American men in the open division; Daniel Romanchuk and Manuela Schär will aim to defend wheelchair division titles - New York, August 19, 2021 – Olympic gold medalist Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya, Olympic silver medalist Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands, and four-time Olympic medalist Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia will make their TCS New York City Marathon debuts on Sunday, November 7, joining a star-studded professional athlete lineup for the event’s 50th running.

Event organizers release COVID-19 guidelines to create a safe racing environment for all participants  - CHICAGO – The Bank of America Chicago Marathon announced today that it will host some of the world’s best elite athletes as it prepares for the 43rd running of the event. In addition to previously announced Americans Galen Rupp and Sara Hall, Getaneh Molla (ETH), Seifu Tura (ETH), Ruth Chepngetich (KEN), Keira D’Amato (USA), and Emma Bates (USA) are among the stars headlining this year’s field. Local natives Chris Derrick (USA) and Lindsay Flanagan (USA) are also among the top athletes in this year’s field. Adding to the excitement, past champions Daniel Romanchuk (USA), Marcel Hug (SWI), Tatyana McFadden (USA), and Amanda McGrory (USA) will race for the victory in the elite wheelchair competition.

Washington, DC: It has been a long time coming — too long — and America’s finest distance runners are eager to toe the starting line at the 2021 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile (CUCB), to be held in our Nation’s Capital on Sunday, September 12. With $26,000 in U.S. championship prize money on offer as well as a $10,000 bonus for an American Record (the bonus will be split if both the male and female break the American records), road racing fans can look forward to hotly contested races among both the men and women.

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